Microsoft is redesigning its Paint app for Windows 11. The app is updated with a new command bar that borrows most of the same options and tools found in the paint interface in Windows 10.
This is the first major update to Paint in years, and it even includes a dark mode.
The head of Microsoft Windows and Devices, Panos Banai, was eager to redesign the Paint application across the Twitter platform. It is a classic desktop application dating back to the first version of Windows in 1985.
The teaser video includes a sneak peek at the improvements made to the font picker, brushes, and Painter's dark mode.
And the tools look even more usable now with a quick picker showing all the different brushes and their effects.
And Microsoft's Fonts tool for Paint now floats, too, with options for size, alignment, and more.
And there don't seem to be options for layers. But this is the first major update to the Paint app since it acquired the ribbon interface.
Microsoft was planning to remove Paint from Windows 10 at some point, before reversing it and keeping it as part of the operating system.
Instead, the company began removing 3D Paint from Windows 10 installations, a program designed to update and even replace the traditional Paint app.
The new Paint app lacks the Edit with Paint 3D button found in the current version, because Paint 3D will not be included in Windows 11.
It's not clear exactly when Windows Insider subscribers can test this new Paint design. But Bannai says he will be available for testing soon.
“This is yet another first look at Windows 11,” Banay tweeted. This is the beautifully redesigned Paint app, coming soon via Windows Insider.
The company is working on a new design for almost all of its core applications in Windows 11. The list includes a clock, sound recorder, calculator, Office suite, notepad, photos, and even Paint.
The company will begin rolling out its updated core apps for the new operating system in the next several weeks to get feedback from consumers.
Apart from these applications, the company is working on new Outlook and Microsoft Teams software for the upcoming operating system. These applications are based on the WebViewer engine for Microsoft Edge.
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